I guess not all commercials produced for the Superbowl get on the air.  Want to see one that ABC rejected?  You should check this one out,  because I think it’s cool.  Almost as good as the Budweiser ads.

OK, will somebody out there please give me a hand with this Drudge Report thing?  I’ve visited the site several times over the years, and I have a problem with it.  How do you find the stuff that Matt Drudge writes?  I’ve looked all over it, and I see tons of links to news and weather and other columnists.  But nothing written by Drudge himself.  In the list of columnists, the first one is Matt Drudge, which is just a link back to the same page you’re on.  Very helpful.  

So what’s up with this guy?  If all he does is regurgitate the news and other content, why does he get mentioned so often?    

Did you know I took a minor in philosophy in college? It’s true. I studied metaphysics, existentialism, logic, etc. I enjoyed it. But life doesn’t warm up to philosophy that doesn’t live, you know? What sticks with me is not Kierkegaard but Mother Theresa

I can do no great things, only small things with great love.

And Ghandi

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

So I try in my small way to make a difference, a change. I volunteer and hope to be of use. And it always cheers me up to see other people doing the same.

Here’s a great Web site – link courtesy of my friend Diana – called Modest Needs.

Modest Needs is a non-profit organization reaching out to
hard-working individuals and families who suddenly find themselves faced with
small, emergency expenses that they have no way to afford on their own.

What a great idea! There are so many people out there – and in these times more every day – with no buffer at all between themselves and the skids, except one tenuous paycheck. And in this post are two links to organizations that need support, should you be so inclined.

You walka pasta da bakery.
You walka pasta da candy store.
You walka pasta da ice cream shop.
You walka pasta da table and da fridge.

thanks Mom!

‘Throttling’ Angers Netflix Renters – Yahoo! News:

“The little-known practice, called ‘throttling’ by critics, means Netflix customers who pay the same price for the same service are often treated differently, depending on their rental patterns.”

Well now, this is timely. I just signed up for Netflix last night.

Like the new look?  I enjoy changing things up on the ol’ blog.  Well, it’s not that much fun, but it beats … I don’t know … cleaning the condo or something.  So, you like?  Yeah, I knew you would.  I designed it myself.  Made the little design for the header in photoshop.  

Enjoy it.  Probably won’t be long before I get a wild hair and change it again.

Dang it, it’s hot here. I walked my folks’ doggie yesterday in the early afternoon, and thought I was going to melt.  Officially, I think they’re calling it 80 degrees; I’d say it was 83 out in the sun.  It just ain’t right.  It’s February, for cryin’ out loud.  I mean, it’s beautiful of course, but it’s not natural.  This is supposed to by our cold, wet time of the year, and if we don’t get some rain, we’re going to dry up and blow away.  Or some psychotic asshat will drop a match, and foom!  Gone with the wind.

Hey Seattle, quit bogarting all the wet!

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

-Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778)

Humans — who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals — have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. A sharp distinction between humans and “animals” is essential if we are to bend them to our will, wear them, eat them — without any disquieting tinges of guilt or regret. –


Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (1934-1996) & Ann Druyan, author (1949- ) [Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, 1993]

me and joe
Originally uploaded by kylekimberlin.

Happy Birthday, Bro! I love you all the world.

For the record, I want to call attention to the fact that This Is Not A Political Blog. I don’t want that misunderstood, because the government has begun the process of bringing all political thought under their direct control. So I should admit that I rarely think of anything that the government should be afraid of. See, it’s mostly pretty benign stuff:

• Dogs
• Mountains, preferably with streams
• Clouds
• Trees, preferably dripping rain
• My family
• Blue
• Food
• Words
• Books
• Friends
• Illegal, immoral and needless war
• Tomatoes, preferably vine-ripened
• Time
• Water
• Elections, preferably not stolen by nefarious courts, rigged voting machines and widespread fraud

See? This ain’t no Daily Kos. Just an average citizen, cheerfully going about the business of being vigilant for impending terr’ist doom. And hoping the mega-rich get to keep those tax cuts, in the interest of national security.

Hey, you wanna see something amazing? Check out this PDF file.

It has pictures of a house and cars belonging to a sheik. Enjoy them, then go fill up your car with gas.

I didn’t design this, and don’t have time to redesign it. So that’s not my green background and blue and red letters. Ick. But thanks to my Mom for passing it along. Really something.

People are starving all over the world, and working Americans are feeding them. Where do these guys get off?